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3D-Printable Armor Protects 3dfx Voodoo2 Cards, Adds a Touch of Style

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3D printing and electronics enthusiast Jeff Chen has designed and shared some STL models which bring a natty coat of armor to 3dfx Voodoo2 cards for the first time. Now the ageing graphics card’s 1990s era PCB can get some 2020s clothes to wear, and they look quite stunning.

Launched in March 1998, 3dfx Voodoo2 graphics cards are so iconic, and made such a revolutionary impact on PC gaming,

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Prusa MK4 Review: Return of the King

Tom's Hardware Verdict

Prusa’s MK4 sticks the landing with exceptional performance and amazing improvements to auto bed leveling, while still keeping a path to upgrade for MK3 owners.

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    Fully assembled or DIY kit

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    Faster than MK3

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    Direct drive

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    Linear rods

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    Dual Z axis

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    Auto bed leveling

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    PEI Steel flex plate

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    All metal hotend

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    Very quiet

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    Expensive

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    Released without Input Shaping

Why you can trust Tom's Hardware Our expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and

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China to test out 3D printing technology on moon to build habitats - Reuters

China to test out 3D printing technology on moon to build habitats Reuters

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Prusa's new MK4 3D Printer is now available to order in kit form

You can save a lot of money if you build the printer yourself

Published: 20th April 2023 | Source: Prusa3D | Author: Mark Campbell

Prusa offers customers a lower pricing with their MK4 3D Printer Kit Option

When Prusa3D launched their MK4 3D printer, the first question that many asked was "where is the kit option?". For those who are not acquainted with Prusa or other 3D printer manufacturers, you should know that 3D printers can

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Palit & IEM create a custom Spider-Man RTX4070 GPU

A clever use of 3D printing for GPU modding

Published: 18th April 2023 | Source: Italian Extreme Modders | Author: Mark Campbell

This custom Spider-Man RTX 4070 graphics card looks awesome

Palit has worked with IEM (Italian Extreme Modders) to create a custom Spider-Man themed RTX 4070 graphics card using Palit's RTX 4070 GamingPro model, a 3D printer, and some paint.

This mod is possible thanks to Palit's


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Cocoa Press's Chocolate 3D Printer Now Up for Pre-Order

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Typical 3D printers use either the best filaments , or resins to produce prints. But Ellie Rose Weinstein's Cocoa Press 3D printer uses chocolate to produce edible creations.  The long-anticipated printer is now available for pre-order on Cocoa Press's website (opens in new tab) with a $100 deposit. The printer will cost $1,499 and come as a kit you need to assemble yourself when it ships this fall.

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Creality CR-M4 Review: Huge Industrial Workhorse

Tom's Hardware Verdict

Creality’s CR-M4 is a massive printer, with industrial strength parts and a premium price.

Pros

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    Easy assembly

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    Simple Auto bed leveling

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    Direct drive

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    Dual gear extruder

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    Wi-Fi and LAN

Cons

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    Huge footprint

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The Race for Speed Begins: Creality Launches Super Fast Core XY Printer

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Creality announced several new 3D printers for 2023 during its 9th Anniversary Event today. The offerings are quite impressive: a fast CoreXY printer to compete against BambuLab, a dual extruding industrial Sermoon capable of printing metal, a faster 8K resin printer, a 40 watt laser and a new scanner.

There was also mention of Creality printed shoes.

Creality CEO Ao Danjun said in a press release that his company wants to simplify 3D printing for the average user.

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Make Your Mark With The Elegoo Phecda

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ELE – Electronics.
GOO – Googol, the 100th power of 10.
PHECDA – a hypergiant star.

Elegoo (opens in new tab) , one of the world's leading 3D printer design and manufacturing companies, is set to launch the sleek, precise and affordable Elegoo Phecda laser engraver (opens in new tab) .

At its simplest, laser engraving is the process of removing wire-thin layers of material from a wide range of substances to etch intricate

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Grab a 2TB Samsung 990 Pro SSD for $179: Real Deals

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After last week's World Backup Day , the deals on storage drives continue. We saw some impressive discounts on SSDs and external HDD drives primarily from Western Digital and today we have some fantastic discounts on Gen 4 SSDs from Samsung.

Not to be outdone, Samsung has lowered the price of the Samsung 990 Pro 2TB to $179 (opens in new tab) . This a superb deal for the most recent of Samsungs Gen 4 M.2 SSDs as this

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